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updated: Wed May 07, 2008 07:39 pm

Dendron News

Local news for Dendron, VA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

May 7, 2008 | Hampton Roads Daily Press

All incumbents keep their seats despite missing filing deadline

All incumbents reclaimed their seats either on the Town Council or as mayor Tuesday after write-in campaigns in Dendron, where the ballot had no official candidates because everyone missed the March deadline to ... via Hampton Roads Daily Press

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Related Topix: Surry, VA

Sat Apr 12, 2008

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Vandalism suspects fingered

“I don't like unsolved cases. I try to do the best I can for the citizens of the county. I wouldn't want my kids on a bike ride or a taking a walk and they would have to see something like that.”

Three young adults in Surry County looking for fun spent a night on the town rearranging letters on church signs, authorities say. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

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Related Topix: Spring Grove, VA, Surry County, VA, Surry, VA

Thu Apr 10, 2008

PilotOnline.com

Post Script: He was town's mayor and much, much more

“He was among the longest-serving mayors in Virginia”

DENDRON Not many spend their final hours on Earth thinking about water and sewerage, but Benny W. Muncy did. via PilotOnline.com

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Related Topix: Surry County, VA, Surry, VA

Tue Apr 08, 2008

WTKR-TV Norfolk

Three-Year-Old Survivor Of Quadruple Fatal Crash Released From Hospital

A group of Virginia watermen will meet next week to discuss filing a class-action lawsuit against government officials over the "serious and continuing decline of the Chesapeake Bay." More>> Ben Muncy, the ... via WTKR-TV Norfolk

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Sun Apr 06, 2008

WTKR-TV Norfolk

Home With Feces, Garbage And Roach Infestation Condemned By Newport News

“When they opened the door you could smell the odor of feces throughout the house. It was horrible. I've never seen anything like it.”

Ben Muncy, the longtime Dendron mayor known for being so devoted to the job he'd perform repairs to the town's aging water system himself, died Thursday. via WTKR-TV Norfolk

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Related Topix: Newport News, VA

Fri Apr 04, 2008

WTKR-TV Norfolk

Watermen To Consider Suing Government Over Condition Of The Chesapeake Bay

A group of Virginia watermen will meet next week to discuss filing a class-action lawsuit against government officials over the "serious and continuing decline of the Chesapeake Bay." More>> Ben Muncy, the ... via WTKR-TV Norfolk

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Related Topix: Kilmarnock, VA, Chesapeake, VA

Fri Mar 07, 2008

WSLS

Election Day overlooked in Sleepy Surry County town

“That's how you know it's a boom town.”

A husband went to the hospital. A wife passed away. Cancer struck. Grandchildren were born. via WSLS

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Related Topix: Surry, VA, Surry County, VA

Wed Mar 05, 2008

Hampton Roads Daily Press

No one files for Dendron offices

So no one wants to be mayor of Dendron? As of the 7 p.m. filing deadline Tuesday, no one had filed paperwork to run for mayor of the tiny Surry County town just north of Suffolk . via Hampton Roads Daily Press

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Related Topix: Suffolk, VA, Surry County, VA, Smithfield, VA, Windsor, VA, Surry, VA

Sun Jan 06, 2008

WTOP-FM Washington

ODEC Plans Electricity Plant in Southeast Va.

Driven by higher costs and demand, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative is looking at sites in Surry and Sussex counties to build a power plant. via WTOP-FM Washington

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Related Topix: Energy, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA, Surry, VA, Louisa County, VA

Thu Jan 03, 2008

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Co-op plans big power project for near future

“It is really about what site is more conducive to them, from an environmental standpoint”

Old Dominion Electric Cooperative says it doesn't know what kind of power plant it wants to build in either Surry or Sussex County, but the electric cooperative is clearly thinking big. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

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Related Topix: Energy, Sussex County, VA, Surry, VA, Nuclear Energy

Sat Dec 29, 2007

Williamsburg Magazine

Slow commute on the ferry

“We have seen a small, but measurable increase in ridership”

John Meng may have been the only commuter who wasn't gnashing his teeth when the ferry Poca hontas broke down during rush hour on a brisk winter morning. via Williamsburg Magazine

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Related Topix: Williamsburg, VA, Surry, VA, Jamestown, VA

Tue Dec 11, 2007

Centre Daily Times

PSU's Buggs gets coaching promotion

Joe Paterno didn't have to look far to fill his latest coaching vacancy. Alamo Bowl sold out The Nittany Lions have promoted Kermit Buggs, their coordinator of player personnel and development, to safeties ... via Centre Daily Times

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Fri Nov 09, 2007

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Sheffield beats ex-superintendent in Surry

A current board member's husband couldn't clinch his retiring wife's seat, and a former school superintendent just missed winning a seat on the board that fired her, in the Surry County School Board elections. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

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Related Topix: Surry County, VA, Surry, VA, Education Etc.

Wed Nov 07, 2007

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Surry voters give Holmes another term, elect challenger Blount

Challenger Ernest L. Blount won the Dendron district seat on the Surry County Board of Supervisors, but challenger Nannie L. Brown failed to unseat incumbent M. Sherlock Holmes. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

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Related Topix: Surry County, VA, Surry, VA

Sun Sep 23, 2007

MaxPreps

Virginia High School Football - Surry County prevails Rappahannock

The crowd at Friday's non-league contest between the Surry County Cougars and the visiting Rappahannock Raiders , observed Surry County's football squad defeat Rappahannock by a count of 28-6. The Cougars now ... via MaxPreps

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Related Topix: Warsaw, VA, High School Sports - Northern Neck A League, High School Sports - Tri-Rivers A League

Tue Sep 11, 2007

MaxPreps

Virginia High School Football - Surry County routs Arcadia

The Surry County Cougars football squad scored 66 points and restricted the visiting Arcadia Firebirds to 0 in the Cougars non-league victory on Friday. via MaxPreps

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Related Topix: Oak Hall, VA, High School Sports - Eastern Shore A League, High School Sports - Tri-Rivers A League

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